#THE CALCUTTA HIGH COURT (JURISDICTIONAL LIMITS) ACT, 1919 

(Modified as on 3rd December, 2018) 
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##ARRANGEMENT OF SECTIONS 
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SECTIONS 

1.  Short title. 
2.  Limits of ordinary original civil jurisdiction. 
THE SCHEDULE. 



#THE CALCUTTA HIGH COURT (JURISDICTIONAL LIMITS) ACT, 1919 

##ACT NO. 15 OF 1919 

[17th September, 1919.] 

An Act to declare and prescribe the limits of the ordinary original civil jurisdiction of the High 
Court of Judicature at Fort William in Bengal. 

  WHEREAS Clause II of the Letters Patent for the High Court of Judicature at Fort William in Bengal, 
dated  the  28th  December,  1865,  provides  that  the  said  High  Court  shall  have  and  exercise  ordinary 
original civil jurisdiction within such local limits as may from time to time be declared and prescribed by 
any law made by competent legislative authority for India; 

  AND WHEREAS it is expedient so to declare and prescribe the local limits of the ordinary original civil 
jurisdiction of the said High Court; 

  It is hereby enacted as follows:— 

1. **Short title.**—This Act may be called the Calcutta High Court (Jurisdictional Limits) Act, 1919. 

2. **Limits of ordinary original civil jurisdiction.**—The  ordinary  original  civil  jurisdiction  of  the 
High  Court  of  Judicature  at  Fort  William  in  Bengal  shall  be  exercised  within  the  limits  set  out  in  the 
Schedule; 

  Provided that nothing in this Act shall affect any suit or other legal proceeding pending in any Court 
at the date of the commencement of this Act. 



##THE SCHEDULE 

*(See* section 2) 

1. The limits within which the ordinary original civil jurisdiction of the High Court shall be exercised 
are as follows:— 

  *North.*—A line commencing on the Western side of the river Hooghly at a point where the straight 
line joining reference pillar No. I (in a compound on the river side of the Ghusri Cotton Mill, Howrah) 
and reference pillar No. II (near the south-western end of Chitpur Toll Bridge) meets the western water-
line of the river Hooghly, and thence along the said line to the point where it meets the eastern water line 
of the river Hooghly near the south bank of the opening of Circular Canal; thence along the water-line of 
the south bank of Circular Canal passing under the Chitpur Toll Bridge, the Chitpur or Baghbazar Bridge 
to boundary pillar A on the eastern side of the southern pile of Barrackpore Bridge. 

  *East.*—A line commencing from the said boundary pillar A following the eastern edge of the steps of 
the  bridge  to  a  point  near the  south-eastern  corner  of  the  immediate  approach to  the  bridge  marked  by 
reference pillar III, which is on the boundary; thence by a straight line to boundary pillar B on the south-
eastern  corner  of  the  junction  of  Cornwallis  Street  and  Galif  Street  (now  marked  with  a  Public  Works 
Department  stone);  thence  along  the  eastern  side  and  the  eastern  side  of  the  eastern  pavement  of 
Cornwallis Street in a series of regular links joining points marked by posts 1-3 to boundary pillar C at the 
north  corner  of  the  junction  of  Sharnbazar  street  with  Cornwallis  Street;  thence  by  a  straight  line  to 
boundary pillar D on the solid south corner of the said junction; thence in an approximately straight line 
along the solid eastern side of Upper Circular Road marked by posts 4-9; thence eastward following the 
corner round to boundary pillar E on the north corner of the junction of the unnamed road (which runs 
into Jadu Nath Mitra Lane) with Upper Circular Road; and thence by a straight line to boundary Pillar F 
at the solid south corner of the junction of Jadu Nath Mitra Lane with Upper Circular Road; thence by 
posts 10-13 to boundary Pillar G on the solid south corner of the junction of Uitadingi Road with Upper 
Circular  Road;  thence  along  the  solid  south  side  of  Uitadingi  Road  in  a  series  of  continuous  and 
approximately  straight  lines  joining  points  marked  by  posts  14-16  to  boundary  pillar  H  at  the  solid 
western corner of the junction of Uitadingi Road and Gauribere Lane; thence by the solid western side of 
Gauribere  Lane;  marked  by  posts  17-21;  thence  by  a  straight  line  crossing  the  road  diagonally  to 
boundary  pillar  I  on  the  solid  south-eastern  corner  of  the  junction  of  Gauribere  Lane  and  Uitadingi 
Junction Lane; thence along the solid eastern side of Uitadingi Junction lane marked by posts 22-24 to 
boundary pillar J on the solid eastern corner of the junction of Uitadingi Junction Lane with Halsibagan 
Road; thence by a straight line to post 25 at the solid western corner of the said junction; thence along the 
solid  north  side  of  Halsibagan  Road  marked  by  post  26  to  boundary  pillar  K  on  the  north  side  of 
Halsibagan  Road  directly  opposite  the  solid  eastern  side  Upper  Circular  Road  south  of  it;  thence  by  a 
straight line to post 27 at the solid south corner of the junction of Halsibagan Road with Upper Circular 
Road; thence by the solid eastern side of Upper Circular Road marked by posts 28-34 to post 35; thence 
turning east to boundary pillar L on the north side of Maniktola Road; thence by a straight line to post 36 
at  the  south  corner  of  the  junction  of  Maniktola  Road  with  Upper  Circular  Road  at  the  north-western 
corner of the garden of Kali Pada Barik; thence along the eastern side of the lane on the eastern side of the 
raised  platform  road  and  marked  by  posts  37-49  to  boundary  pillar  M  at  the  solid  north  corner  of  the 
junction of Gas Street and Upper Circular Road, thence by a straight line to boundary pillar N at the solid 
south corner of the said junction; thence keeping again to the eastern side of the lane on the eastern side of 
the raised platform road along a line marked by posts 50-61 excluding the recently made Ladies' Park to 
boundary pillar O near the north pillar of the north entrance to North Station, Sealdah; thence by a straight 
line  to  boundary  pillar  P  at  the  south  corner  of  that  entrance;  thence  by  the  comparatively  straight line 
from  pillar  to  pillar  connecting  boundary  pillars  P,  Q,  R,  S  and  T  adjacent  to  the  pillars  forming  the 
corners  of  the  various  approaches  to  Sealdah  Station;  thence  along  the  solid  eastern  side  of  Lower 
Circular Road marked by posts 62-64 to pillar 65; thence turning west to boundary pillar U at the north-
western corner of the outpatients' department of the Campbell Hospital; thence by a straight line marked 
by posts 66-68 to boundary Pillar V on the corner of the platform to the right of the north entrance to the 
Calcutta  Corporation  Central  Stores  thence  by  post  69  turning  east  to  post  70;  thence  by  posts  71-76, 
boundary pillar W and X at the solid corners of the southern junction of Police Hospital Road with Lower 
Circular Road; thence by posts 77-80, to boundary pillars Y and Z on the solid corners of the junction of 
Beniapukur Lane with Lower Circular Road, by posts 81-86 to boundary pillars A1 and B1, at the solid 
corners of the junction of Nonapukur or Bijli Road and Lower Circular Road, posts 87, 88, to boundary 
pillar C1, near the south-western corner of the Circular Road burial ground; thence by a straight line to 
boundary pillar D1, on the other side of the tramway lines; thence post 89 eastward to post 90; thence to 
boundary pillar E1, and F1, at the solid corners of the junction of Karaya Bazar Road and Lower Circular 
Road, posts 91, 92, to boundary pillar G1, opposite to Theatre Road, posts 93, 94, to boundary pillar H1, a 
few feet south of the point directly opposite the junction of Auckland Place and Lower Road, following 
the curve of the road by posts 95 and 96 to reference pillar IV (which is on the boundary) on the eastern 
side of the junction of Beck Bagan Lane with Lower Circular Road. 

  *South.*—A line commencing from the said reference pillar IV in a straight line to boundary pillar II, 
western  corner  of  the  junction  of  Beck  Bagan  Lane  with  Lower  Circular  Road;  thence  along  the  solid 
south  side  of  Lower  Circular  to  boundary  pillar  J1  and  K1,  at  the  solid  corners  of  the  junction  of 
Ballyganj Circular Road and Lower Circular Road; thence by the solid south side of Lower Circular Road 
marked by posts 97, 98, boundary pillars L1, M1, at the solid corners of the junction of Lansdowne Road 
with Lower Circular Road, post 99 southward to posts 100 westward to post 101, northward to post 102 
and westward to post 103, boundary pillars N1 and O1 at the solid corners of the junction of Woodburn 
Road with Lower Circular Road, posts 104, 105 boundary pillars P1 and Q1 at the solid corners of the 
junction of Lee Road with Lower Circular Road; thence by the straight line links but broken boundary 
line  formed  by  posts  106-113,  to  boundary  pillar  R1,  on  the  south-eastern  corner  of  the  junction  of 
Chowringhee with Lower Circular Road; thence by an oblique straight line to boundary pillar S1 on the 
south-western corner of the said junction near a stone marked F.W.B. 26; thence by a line representing the 
present  limits  of  the  holdings  on  the  south  of  Circular  Road  and  marked  by  posts  114-116  boundary 
pillars T1 and U1 at the solid corners of the junction of Haris Chandra Mukharji Road and Lower Circular 
Road, posts 117-121; thence to boundary pillar V1, near the north corner of the junction of Bhowanipore 
Road  and  Lower  Circular  Road;  thence  following  the  curve  of  the  corner  and  the  eastern  side  of 
Bhowanipore Road and the surplus lands attached thereto by a series of straight line links joining points 
marked by posts 122-124, boundary pillars W1 and X1, at the junction of Shambunath Pandit Street and 
Bhowanipore  Road,  posts  125-128  turning  eastward  to  boundary  pillar  Y1  on  the  north  side  of 
Sankaripara  Road  posts 129,  130  to  boundary  pillars Z1  and  A2  across  the  entrance  of Ketrapati  Road 
into  Bhowanipore  Road,  thence  by  posts  131,  132  to  boundary  pillar  B2  on  the  north-eastern  side  of 
Alipore Bridge; thence along a straight line joining the said boundary pillar B2 with subsidiary reference 
pillar VII on the south-eastern side of the said bridge to a point where that straight line meets the water-
line of Tolly's Nala; thence along the water-line of Tolly's Nala to the north-eastern corner of the District 
Magistrate's compound, near which is boundary pillar C2; thence along the irregular northern boundary of 
the  Magistrate's  compound  marked  by  posts  133-141  to  boundary  pillar  D2  at  the  south  corner  of  the 
entrance  to  the  Civil  Surgeon's  house  from  Thackeray  Road;  thence  southward  along  the  western 
boundary  of  the  Magistrate's  compound  by  posts  142-145  and  along  the  southern  boundary  of  that 
compound marked by posts 147, 148 to boundary pillar E2 on the bank of Tolly's Nala; thence continuing 
the straight line from post 148 to boundary pillar E2 till it meets the water-line of Tolly's Nala; thence 
along the water-line of Tolly's Nala to a point in a direct line with the north side of the masonry drain 
running outside the Jail Garden near which is boundary pillar F2; thence along the north side of the solid 
drain  in  a  straight  line  across  Motee  Zeel  to  post  149  against  the  boundary  of  the  compound  of  the 
Magistrate's  Court;  thence  northward  along  that  boundary  to  post  150  and  westward  to  post  151  and 
northward again along the boundary of the Army Clothing Agency to post 152; thence westward on the 
south side of the lane to boundary pillar G2 at the north-western corner of the Police Hospital Compound; 
thence along the wall of the Alipore Central Jail facing Belvedere Road and marked by pillars 153-157 to 
the north-western corner of the junction of Belvedere Road and Jail Lane following the corner eastward to 
post  158  and  continuing  along  the  south  side  of  Jai!  Lane  to  post  159;  thence  by  a  straight  line  to 
boundary  pillar  H2  at  the  acute  corner  of  the  junction  of  reformatory  Street  with  Jail  Lane;  thence  to 
boundary pillar 12 on the north-western side of Alipore Bridge; thence to boundary pillar J2 on the north-
eastern side of the said bridge; thence by the solid south-western and western side of Bhowanipore Road 
marked by posts 160-167; thence following the western corner of the junction of Bhowanipore Road and 
Lower  Circular  Road  to  boundary  pillar K2; thence along  the  solid  south  side of  Lower  Circular  Road 
following  the  Sweep  of  the  railings  and  marked  by  posts  168-172  to  boundary  pillar  L2  on  Lower 
Circular  Road  and  east  of  its  junction  with  Belvedere  Road;  thence  following  the  natural  beads  of  the 
corner marked by posts 173 and 174 to boundary pillar M2 on the eastern side of Belvedre Road; thence 
along the eastern side of Belvedere Road now indicated by wooden railings and marked by post 175 to 
boundary pillar N2 on the north-eastern side of Zeerut Bridge; thence along the railings of the footpath on 
the eastern side of the bridge to boundary pillar O2 near its south-eastern end; thence along a bent line 
following  the  shape  of  the  bridge  and  marked  by  posts 176,  177 to  post  178  on  the  eastern side  of the 
south extremity of the immediate approach to the bridge; thence by a straight line to boundary pillar P2 on 
the  western  side  of  the  said  extremity;  thence  turning  north  along  the  railings  of  the  footpath  on  the 
western side of the bridge, till it meets the water-line underneath the bridge; thence along the water-line of 
the south or Alipore bank of Tolly's Nala trending northwards under Hastings Bridge, to a point where a 
straight line joining reference pillar V (near the south-western end of Hastings Bridge), to reference pillar 
VI (on the Howrah side of the river in a line with the northern wall of the Bengal Nagpur Railway Goods 
Yard) meets the water-line of the south bank of the bend of the Hooghly River, near the western side of 
the opening of Tolly's Nala; thence continuing the  said straight line till that said straight line meets the 
water-line of the Howrah side of the river Hooghly. 

  *West.*—A line commencing from the point last defined along the water-line of the Howrah side of the 
River Hooghly to the western extremity of the northern boundary. 

2. (a) When the expression “water-line” is used in this Schedule all pucca  ghats  and  other  objects 
permanently attached to the bank and in contact with the water shall be deemed to appertain to the area to 
which  the  land  on  that  bank  appertains,  and  the  water  in  contact  with  such  objects  shall  be  deemed  to 
appertain  to  the  other  side  of  the  boundary.  In  the  places  in  the  Schedule  where  the  boundary  is  thus 
described the boundary line shall be the moving edge of the water wherever it may be at any time. In the 
case  of  bridges,  however,  the  supporting  pile  in  contact  with  the  bank  only  shall  be  deemed  to  be 
permanently  attached  to  the  bank  and the  boundary  line across the bridge  to be  immediately  above  the 
water-line so described. 

  (b) The expression “solid side” or “solid corner” means the line or spot marked out by solid objects, 
such as a pucca wall or the face of a house, the wayside lands and pavements thus being all included in 
the adjacent road, street or lane.